The Moto X5 was never officially announced by the company, but a lot of the details of the device leaked at the beginning of 2018. According to the anonymous source, Motorola is abandoning the X line to instead focus on the E, G, and Z lines. If correct, that would at least partially line up with the information we obtained directly from Motorola, which explicitly stated the company’s intention to continue supporting and developing the Z line. The E and G lines, however, we have no confirmation on one way or the other.

This news is likely disappointing to Motorola fans, as the Moto X4 is a popular device that received excellent reviews from many publications, including Android Authority. The Moto X4 and its Android One edition are also two of the few phones that are available on Google’s telecommunication service Google Fi, so it’s quite peculiar that the company is choosing to abandon the line.

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The most significant thing that differentiates Motorola phones from the rest of the market is its line of Moto Mods, which can easily snap on or off phones. While the modular phone concept never really became a trend, it is nice to see that Motorola is not abandoning the one thing it does that separates it from the competition.

In fact, according to the anonymous source at Android Police, Motorola plans to continue supporting and developing Moto Mods. However, the company is looking to downsize its efforts to focus only on Mods that are practical and profitable.

Are you disappointed that you’ll likely not see a Moto X5 in the near future? Let us know in the comments!